My Ritual I have to say I write my best when I am outdoors. The fact of being crammed in a computer room or library doesn’t set my mind at ease. When indoors there are multiple detractions such as loud key board noises, side conversations, cell phones going off etc. Being outdoors for me brings life into my writing regardless of the topic. Whether is the warm sun shining down or a cool breeze from the trees it relaxes me as a writing thus making my writing come to me easier. I’ve written several papers at the beach, local park and even my own backyard. On these outdoors papers I have received B’s, whereas indoor papers that have been turned in have been C’s. What I like to do when writing outside is to have a nice cold drink with me. I set myself up on a chair and depending on the days weather I sit in the sun or the shade. I am not one who sits and has their stuff scattered out in front, to me I feel that the vision of that crowds the mind and makes it difficult to concentrate. Writing with a pen and paper has also never suited me. The best way I do my writing is through a keyboard on a laptop or desktop. I guess you can say it’s due to the generation I grew up in and how much technology evolved since the early 1990’s. For me, there are many distractions for me when I am about to engage in my writing ritual. I know for a fact that my main distraction is defiantly my cell phone. My cell can lead to numerous distractions. Distraction number one is always my work. I work for an agency call Sage Supportive Living Services. I am a Community Mentor to adults across Ventura County and help with everyday activities. My job takes up a lot of my time and my participants really depend on not only myself but fellow Community Coaches and Mentors alike. The phone almost never fails to go off when I am writing papers. For instance about an hour ago I left to go administer emergency medications to a participant of mine. I had to stop writing my paper and head out right away. My job does ask a lot of their employees but it’s always well worth it and the satisfaction of being able to help out where it’s needed the most is a reward all in its own way. The second biggest distraction I have regarding my phone would have to be friends. My friends always have bad timing when I am in school and calling me to either go out for the night or get on PlayStation Network. I’m not really the kind of guy who goes out a lot if not at all so that’s not always too big of an issue. As for playing some PlayStation Network that’s a different story. I mean who doesn’t wasn’t want to get online and kill virtual zombies with your buddies or play a 2 and a half hour game of Madden to show your friends who the most dominate player in the group is. If it’s not playing with friends online it’s me playing some of my old school games and powering up my PlayStation1. Playing those childhood games really takes me back and I still love playing them but that’s a story for another day. All and all I do know that these distractions can be limited if not nonexistent. This is why I enjoy going outdoors and getting away from a lot of distractions and leaving my phone in the car. Although I will admit that sometimes it is beneficial to work at a computer desktop at school because having a teacher and peers to help with an assignment is great to fall back on when needed. I look forward to sharing rituals with classmates because maybe I can take a little something from the people I talk to and add that to my own learning’s.